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Centre takes issue to Consumer Commission

The AAP government in Delhi on Wednesday announced plans to test all noodle brands available in the city after imposing a 15-day ban on Nestle’s Maggi Noodles due to presence of “excessive lead.”

Research and advocacy body Centre for Science and Environment today said consumers are unaware of ingredients and nutrition information of a product due to lack of appropriate "nutrition fact label

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Wednesday welcomed the food authorities' initiative in testing processed food for contaminants like heavy metals - in the context of the ongoing controve

HYDERABAD: At a time when the national capital is under fire for its rapidly escalating air pollution levels, it turns out, the 'atmosphere' back home isn't very pleasant either.

CSE welcomes food authorities’ initiative in testing processed food like Maggi

CSE’s earlier lab test on Maggi had revealed high salt content and empty calories

Says celebrity endorsement of such products, especially those targeted at children, should be curtailed

Punishing brand ambassadors shows that the government is only interested in going after the low hanging fruit

Delhi's appalling air pollution problem might not have prompted the government to take stringent action, but it surely has set the alarm bells ringing amongst its expat community.

NEW DELHI: The air Beijing was inhaling a couple of years ago was as toxic as Delhi's, but the Chinese capital had managed the crisis quickly and effectively.

As the Centre and state governments in NCR dither on fixing air quality, the capital's image is taking a beating and its residents are paying the price of bad air with their health.

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